Charles A. Beard Quotes
It would indeed be a sad misfortune if man were released from the necessity of work and struggle, for it is a well-known fact that organs which do not function atrophy; and according to the old saying, 'Idleness is the devil's workshop.'
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The irony is that Washington was, in reality, very much like Benedict Arnold. The big difference was that Washington was ultimately able to control his emotions, something Arnold never learned to do.
Nathaniel Philbrick
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The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names.
Harrison Birtwistle
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In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
Nate Silver
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Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
Jack Dempsey
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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
Mae West
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Chinese consumption, particularly high-end consumption, is booming.
Wang Jianlin
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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
Wadada Leo Smith
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
Kailash Satyarthi
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Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
Rand Paul
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I've achieved more than some people do in a lifetime, but it doesn't mean I've done it all.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
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I met will.i.am in the studio and played him a couple of songs and he liked them. We're similar but there's nobody in my lane doing what I'm doing.
Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
Natalie Goldberg
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My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.
Rainn Wilson
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I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
Damien Chazelle
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
Valentino Rossi
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I always consider Shakespeare like a huge room. I mean, you open the door, and you can go anywhere.
Campbell Scott
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The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.
H. Rap Brown
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I'll see trash talk and people telling me why they're favorite fighter is going to beat me. It motivates me for sure.
Jon Jones
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Different is not deviant, no matter what the world may say. You have the moral obligation to love yourself.
Charles M. Blow
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When I do work, I feel the same sort of urgency as I ever did. If I didn't feel that, I don't think I would wish to be doing it. I wouldn't really see the point.
Daniel Day-Lewis
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If a brand will shy away from you because you dare to say that black lives matter, that's probably not a brand you want to work with anyway.
Luvvie Ajayi
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It will not be held against you that you are ignorant against your will, but that you neglect to seek out what it is that makes you ignorant; not that you cannot bring together your wounded limbs, but that you reject Him that would heal them.
Saint Augustine
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It would indeed be a sad misfortune if man were released from the necessity of work and struggle, for it is a well-known fact that organs which do not function atrophy; and according to the old saying, 'Idleness is the devil's workshop.'
Charles A. Beard